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Kevin J. Keller joined the Roswell Daily Record sports staff in August 2009 after serving five award-winning years as the lead sports reporter at The Press-News, a weekly newspaper located in Canton, Ohio.
While at The Press-News, the newspaper was honored for overall sports coverage in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 at the Osman C. Hooper Newspaper Show.
He began his career in the media business in 2003 after graduating with a diploma in radio and television broadcast technique from the Ohio Center for Broadcasting in Valley View, Ohio.
In addition to his position at The Press-News, he served as a radio play-by-play broadcaster for WCER AM 900, WNPQ 95.9 and WLYC 1050 AM.
He most recently served as the Director of Operations and Director of Media Relations for the Continental Indoor Football League, a professional seven-on-seven indoor football league based in Canton, Ohio.
He also served as a color commentator for Adelphia Cable Cleveland and as a talk show host on three different sports websites.
Keller, a.k.a. "The Deuce" to his friends, is a 2001 graduate of Minerva (Ohio) High School and currently resides in Roswell. He is the son of Ron Keller and Bonnie Marsh, both of Minerva, and has one brother, Cody.
Along with his mother, he co-founded The Gage Knight Foundation, a registered 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the fight against childhood cancer. He also serves as the co-chairperson of the Minerva Area Relay for Life.

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